It is a risk buying something that is no longer in production and there
is nobody who can repair it. But as my SB3 is still going strong, I'm
taking the chance.
I'm not entirely happy that the Transporter is going from California to
Erlanger, KY, and then finally shipped to UK. When I sent my
Jeff_G wrote:
It is a risk buying something that is no longer in production and there
is nobody who can repair it. But as my SB3 is still going strong, I'm
taking the chance.
I'm not entirely happy that the Transporter is going from California to
Erlanger, KY, and then finally shipped to
Jeff_G wrote:
Yes, it's not cheap. But I don't want to be putting anything together
and I failed to find anything that would meet my requirements in terms
of ease of use (I use the android app, not the remote or LMS).
It's cheaper than it was when it came out (in the UK) while the Touch is
Hi,
I would go for the touch!
The Transporter is too expensive and not reliable! (Mine broke after
some years)
So enjoy your music with a touch and if you want more - go to Linn!
Regards
SBClassic, Touch, Receiver eingelagert - Duet, Radio, Boom in Verwendung
ansonsten iPeng, SqueezePad
I went for the Transporter. I hope it will last a while. Just like
anything, it could last few days, it could last a decade or more. I've
had the SB3 since 2007 I guess, it's SlimDevices one and I've had no
problems at all.
Now waiting for the seller to ship it. Paid on Tuesday, it's Thursday
Jeff_G wrote:
I went for the Transporter. I hope it will last a while. Just like
anything, it could last few days, it could last a decade or more. I've
had the SB3 since 2007 I guess, it's SlimDevices one and I've had no
problems at all.
Now waiting for the seller to ship it. Paid on
carrera wrote:
Hi,
I would go for the touch!
The Transporter is too expensive and not reliable! (Mine broke after
some years)
So enjoy your music with a touch and if you want more - go to Linn!
Regards
Not that products can't go bad of course, but I've never had a single
issue
garym wrote:
Not that products can't go bad of course, but I've never had a single
issue with my Transporter and it is in daily use, day in, month in, and
year in, probably 8 hours per day. I also don't recall seeing any posts
from transporter owners on hardware/repair problems.
That would
Mnyb wrote:
That would probably be carrera's own post of his repair attempts . If I
remember correctly slimdevices when they existed could probably offer
you a repair even on out of warranty products . Logitech on the other
hand does not do that they treated transporter as just another
I had an idea of getting a Transporter. Besides the fact I am fanatic
about the design of the cheaper SB3, the one thing that really stopped
me is the prospect of not being able to get it repaired if it breaks.
I do have spare SB3s, I couldn't afford buying spare Transporters ;)
4 SB 3 iPeng
castalla wrote:
1200 usd !!!
Get a joggler for 50 gbp and a decent dac (if necessary)
Yes, it's not cheap. But I don't want to be putting anything together
and I failed to find anything that would meet my requirements in terms
of ease of use (I use the android app, not the remote or LMS).
when you say you use the android app and not LMS what do you mean. I'm
guessing you use LMS to maintain your music library and feed the SB
players. But you mean that you don't use the LMS webGUI to control
anything. Rather, you use an android app to do all your controlling of
LMS and your players
That's right, LMS is on the Synology DiskStation which is connected to
my SB3 at the moment. I only use the LMS to scan the directory for new
albums.
Otherwise I use my phone except the volume control which I disabled.
I think I may go for the Transporter. It looks the business and I like
the idea of the large display.
Buying it from the US, I guess a travel plug US to UK will be needed. I
don't need to worry about the 240V I guess?
If I need to use the unit itself, the one without the knob, it's a touch
Jeff_G wrote:
I think I may go for the Transporter. It looks the business and I like
the idea of the large display.
Buying it from the US, I guess a travel plug US to UK will be needed. I
don't need to worry about the 240V I guess?
If I need to use the unit itself, the one without the
Jeff_G wrote:
I think I may go for the Transporter. It looks the business and I like
the idea of the large display.
Buying it from the US, I guess a travel plug US to UK will be needed. I
don't need to worry about the 240V I guess?
If I need to use the unit itself, the one without the
pablolie wrote:
Most of the time you're likely to use the web interface or the LMS
application, or the remote, so i wouldn't sweat the knob.
The power supplies either require an adapter for the plug but they can
be driven with 110 and 220 (make sure to check). some later power
supplies
It should be no problem then. Just a standard lead that would plug into
a monitor, pc etc.
I've checked the description on eBay and it states AC 100-240. Although
I guess the description is taken from the web somewhere.
I'm not sure why it says the box contents 'power supply'
This is the item:
Jeff_G wrote:
It should be no problem then. Just a standard lead that would plug into
a monitor, pc etc.
I've checked the description on eBay and it states AC 100-240. Although
I guess the description is taken from the web somewhere.
I'm not sure why it says the box contents 'power supply'
garym wrote:
correct re cable. no clue about description. probably just a copy/paste
mistake (even on Logitech's part).
1200 usd !!!
Get a joggler for 50 gbp and a decent dac (if necessary)
Touch - Muse M50 EX TPA3123 T-Amp Mini - Acoustics Q10 speakers
Logitech Radio
Logitech UE Smart
castalla wrote:
1200 usd !!!
Actually considerably more. The one he's contemplating is $1179.99 +
$88.88 shipping to the UK + perhaps a few percent of import duty (not
sure about UK regulation) + 20% import VAT which is applied to the sum
of the previous three items. So the total will be at
Jeff_G wrote:
As I've not found a good network player to replace my SB3, I've decided
to go for the Touch or possibly Transporter.
I am not into building stuff, so it's between these two.
Does anybody own both? I'd like to know whether there would be an
advantage paying extra for the
callesoroe wrote:
If you have a very good setup, you will need a DAC to the touch. You do
not with Transporter, as it has a very very fine sounding DAC.
Can you present any evidence to support this claim?
---
German computer magazine measured the Touch's audio output some time ago
(2012,
callesoroe wrote:
If you have a very good setup, you will need a DAC to the touch. You do
not with Transporter, as it has a very very fine sounding DAC. And it
really look muchs much better.
It's a decent set up. Bi-amped Roksan Kandy K2.
I've tried tried Arcam and Audiolab DACs with my
Jeff_G wrote:
It's a decent set up. Bi-amped Roksan Kandy K2.
I've tried tried Arcam and Audiolab DACs with my current SB3 and could
not hear any difference at all, not one bit. Hence I am a bit sceptical
since and I doubt I would notice any difference between the Transporter
and the Touch.
Lets introduce the blasphemous idea of going with the specs :)
Transporter has very good data better than Touch (but Touch is not bad
either ).
Even if a component can't be singled out in a listening test it can
still add noise and distortion to the whole .
Said player/dac will be connected to
garym wrote:
I've not been able to detect a difference between my TOUCH vs TOUCH
Benchmark DAC I (connected via S/PDIF coax). It was only a single blind
test, but my indentification of what I was listening to turned out to be
random. And I have a decent setup.
I have a Touch feeding into
pablolie wrote:
With the Touch alone I'd need some other way of consolidation sources
into the power amp. Plus once -albeit many years ago- one of my SB3
during a storm suddenly blasted random noise at 100% volume into active
speakers. Thank heavens I had them on 1/3 power, but it was still
Yes there is a re bug in all the ipk3 cpu based squeezeboxes SB2 to
Transporter they can emit horrible noise at 100% volume a xlink reset
usually fix that . it's very rare it will go years between events . I
had it once on an SB3 just once .
So some kind of attenuation is a good thing even when
As I've not found a good network player to replace my SB3, I've decided
to go for the Touch or possibly Transporter.
I am not into building stuff, so it's between these two.
Does anybody own both? I'd like to know whether there would be an
advantage paying extra for the Transporter.
I like the
Jeff_G wrote:
As I've not found a good network player to replace my SB3, I've decided
to go for the Touch or possibly Transporter.
I am not into building stuff, so it's between these two.
Does anybody own both? I'd like to know whether there would be an
advantage paying extra for the
garym wrote:
I like the balanced analog outputs of the Transporter.
Balanced outputs are nice, but nowhere as important as balanced inputs.
You get most of the benefits of a balanced connection with an unbalanced
output driving a balanced (differential) input, by using a converter
cable that
Julf wrote:
Balanced outputs are nice, but nowhere as important as balanced inputs.
You get most of the benefits of a balanced connection with an unbalanced
output driving a balanced (differential) input, by using a converter
cable that is balanced, but with a RCA at the other end.
garym wrote:
I have balanced out (from transporter or Benchmark DAC) to balanced
inputs to Preamp (and then balanced outputs from preamp to balanced
input to Amp)
That is of course the ideal solution. It is a pity that audiophiles tend
to frown at the pro approach of using balanced
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